San Jose mayoral candidate seeks change to county jail's pandemic early release policy
A San Jose city councilmember and mayoral candidate is making a legislative push to change COVID-19 policies at the Santa Clara County Main Jail.
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A San Jose city councilmember and mayoral candidate is making a legislative push to change COVID-19 policies at the Santa Clara County Main Jail.
The city of San Jose has approved a major expansion of its tiny home program for the homeless, even as it faces opposition from neighbors of one location who say it's ill-advised.
Novato city officials hired Martinez Police Capt. Beth Johnson to be its next chief of police, making her the first woman to hold the position, officials announced on Wednesday.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed tested positive for COVID-19 this week, forcing her to cancel her plans to attend the SF LGBTQ Pride parade, according to a statement from her office released Wednesday.
"The system held — but barely — and the question remains, will it hold again," committee member Rep. Adam Schiff said.
The idea, which would require the support of Congress, is already being met with skepticism.
Oakland is moving ahead with a sweeping makeover of one of its major downtown corridors. 14th street will be rebuilt all the way from Lake Merritt to 980. The goal is to approve safety by adding designated bike lanes, but some members of the community fear it may cost them their businesses.
As fire season approaches and wildfires break out all over the Bay Area due to extreme heat, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) announced this week that it is fully staffed and ready to go.
State election officials from Arizona and Georgia testified about the pressure they felt from then-President Trump to overturn the 2020 election and the threats they received after being falsely accused of fraud. Nikole Killion has the latest.
Meta, Facebook's parent company, agreed on Tuesday to change the social media site's algorithms to prevent discriminatory housing advertising and subject itself to court oversight to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from pharmaceutical company Bayer Tuesday that would stop thousands of lawsuits claiming that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer.
President Joe Biden has signed off on giving federal wildland firefighters a hefty raise for the next two fiscal years.
How much would you pay to be able to walk in the footsteps of John Muir? Voters in Martinez appeared to have answered that question in the most recent election.
With California drivers paying more than $6 for a gallon of gas and state officials deadlocked for months over how to provide relief, lawmakers in the state Assembly on Monday announced they would investigate oil companies.
California lawmakers are finally sending to Gov. Gavin Newsom a hot potato of a bill that would bar police from making arrests on a charge of loitering for prostitution, nine months after the measure passed the Legislature.
